Card reader

摘要

A card reader that can prevent phishing and causes no damage on a card in the case where no phishing comes up. A card reader equipped with a card transfer mechanism for taking in and ejecting a card includes a gate mechanism, in which formed is an insertion & ejection slot for inserting and ejecting the card. A protrusion protruding toward an ejecting direction of the card is formed in the gate mechanism. Furthermore, the gate mechanism includes: a card detection mechanism for detecting the card having been ejected by the card transfer mechanism to a pullout-enabled position where a user of the card reader can pull out the card; and a card pullout prevention mechanism for protecting the card from being pulled out when the card is not ejected to the pullout-enabled position at the time of ejecting the card. The card detection mechanism is placed inside the protrusion.

主权项

1. A card reader comprising:
a card transfer mechanism configured to take in and eject a card; and a gate mechanism having an insertion and ejection slot formed, for inserting and ejecting the card, and being located at an end of an ejecting direction of the card in the card reader; wherein a protrusion protruding toward the ejecting direction of the card is formed in the gate mechanism; wherein the gate mechanism includes:
a card detection mechanism configured to detect the card having been ejected by the card transfer mechanism to a pullout-enabled position where a user of the card reader can pull out the card; anda card pullout prevention mechanism configured to protect the card from being pulled out when the card is not ejected to the pullout-enabled position at the time, of ejecting the card; wherein the card detection mechanism is placed inside the protrusion; wherein the gate mechanism has the protrusion in double formed in itself; and wherein the card detection mechanism detects the card having been ejected to the pullout-enabled position where the card can be pulled out at a concave portion formed between the two protrusions.